Available
from Amazon.co.uk
By
Stuart McRobert. Reviewed June 2001
Good:
Seminal weight training book. No bullshit. Could save you years of wasted time.
Bad:
Ugly cover.
Verdict:
Get it.
There
was a gym I went to for ten years. The first day I arrived there was a man who
resembled Art Garfunkel, with a body I can only describe as Bugs Bunny's. He never
slacked, worked hard and even wandered around with a stop watch around his neck
to time his rest periods. Ten years of gym toil later this Leo Sayer haired gentleman
looked exactly the same, with a body more Lionel Blairs than Dorian Yates.
The
Art Garfunkel lookey - likey was a 'Hardgainer'.
And he should have bought Brawn.
The
author of Brawn is also a hardgainer, abeit without the ' Garfunkel ' hairdo.
This book is meant for guys like him. People with normal genetics and jobs, families
and the stresses of life to deal with as well as weight training. Basically, you
and me.
So how
big and strong can a drug free hardgainer get? According to Brawn, you reaching
a 300lb bench press, 400lb squat and 500lb deadlift is realistic. How many drug
free lifters in your gym can do that? Not many. And if you can achieve these poundages
then you'll get a physique to match.
A
bodybuilding book with no photos is pretty revolutionary and, if you've been weaned
on glossy bodybuilding magazines, then the content itself nothing less than shocking.
Instead of 'Arnie' type 20 sets a bodypart, or attacking four sides of a muscle,
how about something like this:
Monday:
One set of Squats followed by a set Bent Over Rows and a set of Pullups
Thursday:
One set of Deadlifts, a set of Overhead Presses and a set of Dips.
Throw
in some ab work and some grip work and that's it.
So
how does he fill in 230 pages like this? Well, McRobert covers a lot. 14 chapters
covering everything from genetics, nutrition to the magic exercise - the squat.
Find out how many times to train, what exercises work and what are a complete
waste of time. Why virtually all supplements are useless and what to eat to add
pounds of muscle. Unlike many magazines, there's no hidden agenda. McRobert isn't
trying to sell you magazines or crank bodybuilding courses.
His
advice works. Trust me. Buy this book.
Someone
tell 'Art Garfunkel'.
Other
books by Stuart McRobert @ SFUK Books
SFUK
doesn't work for Stuart McRobert ,CS Publishing, Art Garfunkel, Leo Sayer or Lionel
Blair
